PROCUREMENT OF DOCUMENTS FOR A CHILD BORN IN UKRAINE TO FOREIGN OR STATELESS PARENTS

A large number of foreign citizens or stateless persons come to Ukraine and create families here, find their professional purpose and raise grandchildren.

Every person, giving birth to a child, faces the moment when it is necessary to carry out the official registration of the child. Over time, especially for foreigners in Ukraine, it becomes difficult to understand the entire process and procedure of step-by-step registration of a newborn in accordance with the interpretation of the law.

In general, paying attention to the first moment of registration, the procedure for registering documents for children of foreigners or stateless persons has a lot in common with the registration of documents for children of Ukrainian citizens. BUT, you should not avoid some important points and nuances.

The first important nuance is the fact that it refers to the child's birth certificate. Here we should pay attention to a simple but important aspect: a child born in Ukraine is legally issued a birth certificate, but it is a document that only confirms the fact of birth on the territory of Ukraine, but does not mean that the child automatically acquires the citizenship of Ukraine.

But it is also not an exception that birth in Ukraine gives the right to obtain Ukrainian citizenship by birth. In the future, in order to submit documents, one should register as a citizen of Ukraine and obtain a certificate of the prescribed format.

This paper, which is called "certificate of registration of a person as a citizen of Ukraine", can be obtained from the territorial body of the State Migration Service of Ukraine.

Do not forget that this certificate will be important for the child in the future in order to have the right to issue a passport document of Ukraine.

If you have certain questions or misunderstandings during the preparation of documents at this stage, immediately call our lawyers, who will help you clarify and explain all the nuances in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine.

Now let's discuss the following aspects that differ from the preparation of documents for a child who has two parents or one of whose parents are citizens of other countries.

As foreign parents, you should always remember the legality of your stay in Ukraine (you must have a valid visa or residence permit).

According to the Laws of Ukraine, a child born to stateless persons (and who have official confirmation of this), or to foreign citizens who have a legal stay on the territory of Ukraine, has the right to acquire the citizenship of the specified country from the moment of birth.

The necessary documents that should be submitted to register a child's citizenship by birth are:

The first most important Document confirming the birth of a child on the territory of Ukraine. If you are a stateless person, you should present a document that can confirm this and permits for permanent or temporary residence in Ukraine.

If you are a foreigner, then documents that confirm the fact that you are a citizen of another state and the legality of your stay on the territory of Ukraine (or a visa, or a residence permit, etc.), as well as a declaration that the child does not acquire the citizenship of another country in accordance with the citizenship her parents

You, as foreign citizens or stateless persons, should always remember that your foreign-style documents must be translated into Ukrainian with a mandatory official notarization of this translation, with official legalization and with a note in the passport about the legality of your stay in Ukraine.

Therefore, the registration, registration and exchange of documents of a child whose parents are foreigners or stateless persons is quite a troublesome process that requires attention and close supervision of lawyers.

We advise you to contact the professionals of our legal company, who will easily and confidently help you with full support until the desired result is achieved.